After both having extra time off, the Sauk Prairie Eagles and the Madison East Purgolders will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Sauk Prairie is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wisconsin's top teams: Waunakee, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Sauk Prairie was ranked 18th). Sauk Prairie fell just short of Waunakee by a score of 3-2 last Tuesday. It was the first time this season that the Eagles let down their fans at home.
Sauk Prairie wouldn't go down easily and took Waunakee into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-19, 25-18, 21-25, 15-13.
Despite the defeat, Sauk Prairie had strong showings from Mackenna Murphy, who had 20 digs, and Alaina Kraemer, who had 13 digs and nine kills.
Meanwhile, Madison East was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their 52nd straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Vel Phillips Memorial.
While Madison East was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Vel Phillips Memorial's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-13, 25-21.
Sauk Prairie's defeat ended a 19-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 25-6. As for Madison East, their loss dropped their record down to 0-24.
Sauk Prairie beat Madison East 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. Will Sauk Prairie repeat their success, or does Madison East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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